Ironing table



Aug. 9 1927.

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Application filed April 19, 1928. 1 Serial No. 638,175.

The object of 'my invention is to provide an inexpensive, collapsible ironing table mounted upon a supporting frame, wh ch will become arranged in set-up posltion merely by holding the board spaced from the floor; at the same time prov1d1ng means for locking the parts of the supporting frame in their set-up position.

A further object of my invention is to provide an ironing table which may be made practically entirely of wood, thus both inexpensive and light; for hardware on devlces of this character always adds materially to their cost. v a

I attain my objects in the combination of an ironing table comprising a leg, an ironing board hinged at one end to the upper end of said leg, a diagonal crutch hinged at its upper end adjacent the hinge axis of said ironing board, a. strut hinged to the free end of said ironing board, and means for holding said other end of the strut in sliding engagement with said crutch.

I illustrate these and other features in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my-1mproved ironing table a portion of some of the members being shown in dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of my ironing table in collapsed position; I

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of said table showing the locking detail of "my board;

Fig. 4 is a section taken along the longitudinal center line of my ironing board, the

arrows indicating the movement of the direction of leg and its supporting brace as they move into set position due merely to the force of gravity;

Fig. 5 is a slmilar longitudinal section, arrows showing the direction of movement of the crutch as it falls into set osition merely by holding the ironing boar spaced from the ground;

Fig. 6 is a sectional detail taken on the line 66 of Fig. 5; and

Fig. 7 is a detail view showing the construction of my locking mechanism.

My collapsible ironing table comprises an ironing board a mounted on a leg 6 composed of two spaced members I) connected by slats 0 and c, The ironing board also is supported by a diagonal crutch d made up of two converging members d. The ironing board is provided with cleats e thru which a shaft is mounted and on which the leg I) and t e crutch d are pivotally attached to the board a. The cleats e are fastened together by a strap 9. The converging d are old at their pomt of convergence by a' pin h. Two guide members i are mounted on the inner surface of the convergin members d. A strut 7' is attached to th the free end of sald strut j is provided with cross pieces Z and m which are mounted one on each side of the guide members i. The members i are sufliciently long that said cross pieces Z andm; can not pass over their ends in any position of the crutch as it describes an arc about its pivot connection with the ironing board a. Keepers n arev Z and m on the strut j being sufficient to permit the strut to pass over the projection n but not sufficient to permit it to pass over the projection n Thus, when the strut j swings downward due to the force of gravity, as before'mentioned, the cross piece m passes over the projection n and stops against the pro'ection n The projection 11 is undercut slightly and because the strut 7' makes an oblique angle with the diagonal crutch d, as shown in Figs. 1 and 5, the corner m of the cross piece m extends under the projection 72. slightly and is held thereby. The corner m is preferably shod with a metallic clip m so that the accuracy of the angle will be maintained.

A brace bar 0 is hinged at the lower end of the crutch between the members d and is mounted on a pin 1). Its free end has two cross pieces 9 ailixed one on each side of the brace bar 0. Parallel vertical guide members 1" are carried by the slats 0 and c defining a vertical slot 8 between them. The free end of the brace bar 0 slides in slot thus formed held by the cross pieces q.

As shown in Fig. 5, when the ironing board is held spaced from the ground the free end of said brace bar 0, pivotally mounted on the pin p, will fall downward in the slot 8 formed by the guide members 1' and will continue to fall until the brace bar 0 strikes the slat c, said slats being armembers 03 of the diagonal crutche free 7 end of the ironing board by a hinge k, and

ranged to hold the brace bar at an angle substantially normal to the leg 6 thus to prevent the leg I) from collapsing mwardly.

My improved ironing table is set up as before mentioned, merely by gras ing the ironing board a and spacing it rom the ground. The ironing board may be lifted as shown in Fig. 2 With the supportlng members uppermost. When the table is a sufficient distance from the floor the board can be turned over and the leg I) and crutch cl which constitute the supporting members will drop into the position shown in Figs. 4 and 5. The leg Z) will pivot about its shaft f and the brace bar 0 will swing downward about its pin until it strikes the lower slat 0. The crutch (Z will move downward about said shaft 7 and as it moves downward it will permit the strut j also to move downward, the cross pieces Z and m sliding along on each side of theguide members i. When the crutch d reaches the position shown in Fig. 5 it will be stopped by the projection 11. and will be behind the projection n. The ironing table then is locked in extended position and can be set on the floor being held against collapse by the engagement of the corner m under the overhanging projection n. The crutch d and the leg I) can not collapse because they are held in spaced relationship by the brace bar 0, the combined supporting structure being substantially an A-frame, the brace bar 0 being the cross member.

To collapsemy improved ironing table it is necessary" merely to lift the board a slightly so that the corner m may be lifted over the projection n permitting the board and crutch to be collapsed together. Then by-lifting the brace bar 0 slightly until it is out of normal relationship with the leg I), said leg 6 and brace bar can also be folded. The table folded as shown in Fig. 2, occupies a small space because all of the members, when collapsed, lie one alongside of the other.

I claim:

1. In a collapsible ironing table, an ironing board, a leg therefor, a crutch, said leg and crutch being hingedly connected to the board adjacent one end thereof, a strut hingedly connected to the under side of the ironing board, keepers arranged on the crutch, a member carried by the strut to automatically lock with the keepers when the parts are in extended position, said member being movable free of the keepers when the free end of the ironing board is raised to change the angular relationbetween the strut and crutch, and a brace bar pivotally connected to the crutch adjacent the free end, the opposite end of the brace bar being connected to the leg to prevent other than vertical movement of said bar relative to the leg, whereby on elevating the free end of the ironing board the strut is disconnected from the keepers and the strut and crutch may be folded against the board to cause the brace bar to compel an initial folding movement of the leg.

2. In an ironing table, the combination with an ironing board of a collapsible supporting frame, said frame comprising a crutch hinged at one end of said ironing board and a support slidably connected to said crutch and hingedly connected to said ironing board, means for securing the slidably connected end of said support in place when arranged in extended position, said means comprising a keeper having spaced projections adapted to engage opposite sides of the slidably connected end of said support.

A. LINCOLN HARTMAN. 

